Combined spice-cabinet and pastry-board.



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mu l'oz A v PATENTED AUG. 4, 1908. I A W. PLANDERS.,

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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 16 1907. 2 EI fsKBET a.

7/6a hmmn UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WARREN FLANDERS, OF LISBON, MAINE.

COMBINED. SPICE-CABINET ANED PASTRY- BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. .4, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WARREN FLANDERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lisbon, in the county of Androscoggin, State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in a Combined Spice-Cabinet an Pastry-Board; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has relation to kitchen closets of the kind to hold spices and other things in the making of pastry, its front, used as a door or cover, when raised and when let down to be capable of being employed as a kneading-boar The nature and objects of the invention are shown in the annexeddrawings, forming a part of this specification, the same characters of reference indicating the same parts or features, as the case may be, wherever they occur. 1

Of the said drawings-Figure 1 represents a front view of the closet in closed ositionsecured to a wall. Fig. 2 is-a simi ar view showing the front 0 ened down and in position to be operated: as a kneading board. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 3 3, of Fig. 1.. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. i

In the drawings 1 designates the back of the device which may be secured toa wall in any suitable manner or it may represent the wall or artition itself.

2 deslgnates the sides of the closet, 3 the top, and 4 thebottom.

5 designates may be secured to the supporting back or partition 1, in any suitable way and to the saidback the sides and top are secured so as to form a stationary closet. The sides 2 are inclined at their base, to receive cleats 6 secured to the back 5 which cleats have their inner sides inclined to fit in the inclined sides 2 of the closet as is clearly indicated in Fi 3 so that the closet may, if need be, be left loose from the back 5 and be placed in position simply by sliding it in the space between the cleats 6 from the top and lift it out of place in the same Way.

7 desi nates the cover or lid for the back which is inged at its lower edge as at 8 and 9 to the bottom piece 4. The said lid or cover 7 has flanges on its side and front so and havin the back of the closet which 'tion to close the closet or be et down, as shown inFigs. 2 and 4, lowering its upper sides to form a kneading-board for any pastry that it may be desired to make.

' The closet may be formed by insetting a spacing board 14 in the sides of the cupboard in the usual way making the shelves as quirements in the case. Below this, at another point, a shelf 15 may be secured to the sides at a point farther from the shelf 14 than that the latter is from the top of the cabinet. This shelf may be employed for liquid spice bottles and other things that may be desired to be placed upon it, that are higher and deeper than those things it may be desired to be laced upon the shelf 14. Below the shelf 15, between the latter and the bottom of the closet, are vertical partitions 16 that divide the space below the shelf 15 into comartments 17, 18 and 19, a board being set'in front of said compartments at their lower sides to retain in place whatever may be placed in the. said compartments.

The astry board 7, when open and in position or use as such,- may be supported by two wires linked at their centers and pivoted at the other end to the side of the board, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. The connections by the wires at their center may be accomplished by forming links in the end of each and connecting the links together as shown at 20. When not in use, the front of the closet can be closed up and held in position by a ring and hook 20 and 21 as shown as sustained on the wall.

A kitchen closet thusconstructed requires a very little space in a room or pantry and it can readilybe removed as stated so as to be cleaned, and taken out of -place when desired.

It is considered that a closet two and onehalf inches in depth which would require extension into the room when the closet is closed of three and one-half inches would be of sufficient capacity for ordinary use. However, it may be as deep or as shallow as may be desired.

The cost of the construction is very small in proportion to articles of this character and in view of the usefulness of this construction. It is recognized that variations may be madein the interior of the closet within the that it, can be folded up and la ped in posi v broad or deep as may be necessary for the reat one end to the side of the closet proper and limits of mechanical constructions without departing from the nature or spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is A cabinet comprising a back-board, cleats having their inner sides beveled and undercut, formin a slideway, the cabinet proper consisting of a back, top, bottom, sides and a folding front lid, strips on the sides of the cabinet adapted to engage the cleats to support the cabinet in removable position, the cabinet being provided with horizontal shelves in its upper portion, compartments below the said shelves, horizontal partitions dividing the said compartments, a board set in front of the lower portion of the compartments to retain their contents in place, means for supporting the front lid in substantially horizontal position when opened to employ it as a kneading-board, and means to hold the lid closed when folded up.

In testimonv whereof, I afiix my signature,

in presence of two witnesses.

WARREN FLANDERS.

Witnesses:

WARREN MCFADDEN, V INOENT W. CANIIAM, 

